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Little Big Year – Week 35: Route 66, Tucumcari and The Albuquerque area

10,000 Birds

Lesser Goldfinches, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Vesper Sparrows, Lincoln Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrows , and lots and lots of Mourning Doves have taken up residence in what used to be open water. This did open up the area to a few new species, like this Wilson’s Warbler. US species – 234.

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Little Big Year – Week 34: We visit Colorado and Texas

10,000 Birds

There were a few birds moving around, some basics, like Yellow-rumped Warblers, Chipping Sparrows and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, along with the large numbers of ducks, but nothing compared to the reports that had been posted. We also are taking a couple of days to photograph the Albuquerque Balloon Festival. species – 224.

Colorado 113